By August 1865, the American Civil War was over. Many Southerners wanted to restore some...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/30/letter-from-an-ex-slave-to-his-former-master/Last year marked the 150th anniversary of the... ...he 150th anniversary of the first gunshots of the Civil War -and the first gunshot wounds. As it turns out, t... ...st gunshot wounds. As it turns out, the bloodiest war in American hi...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/20/five-medical-innovations-of-the-civil-war/The following article is reprinted from The Best o... ...the most recognized holiday character in Western civilization . A MAN NAMED NICHOLAS In the fourth century... ...Santa legend...as well as the best-known poem in American history. Now Santa had a personality and a mis... ...Claus bringing gifts...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/12/19/the-evolution-of-santa-claus/From George Washington and his cherry tree to Sir... ...ld specialties back to England? Largely thanks to American school teacher and writer James Baldwin who, like... ...t around the early twentieth century, half of all American school books were written by the liberty-taking h... ...up some much needed patr...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/12/01/5-inaccurate-historical-stories-that-ended-up-in-history-books/The following is an article from the book History'... ...entually sold the store to a pair of brothers, he warned them of the danger. They didn't heed Clarke's warning and were soon found shot to death. Today, Ruby is... ...ers, bruisers, and dead shots," most of them were wary...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/21/the-meanest-towns-in-the-west/The following is an article from the book Uncle Jo... ...ns get their astronomical knowledge from an older civilization in the Sahara? SERIOUS ABOUT SIRIUS The st... ...ions with human sacrifice and chose days to go to war by consulting their astronomical calendars. ST... ...g Horn Medicine Wheel, w...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/14/ancient-astronomers/My daughter is studying governments and needed som... ...ey were all from the past 100 years. Before World War II, did any one person serve as a metaphor for op... ...In the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries, many Americans and Europeans had a firmer grasp of the bible tha... ...Common Sense, Thomas Paine...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/10/07/who-embodied-evil-before-hitler/The following is an article from the book History'... ...Uncle John's Bathroom Reader. During America's wars , they were considered entertainers more than harb... ...undermine the morale of opposing troops in World War II, the Korean War , and the Vietnam *strong class=...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/29/now-hear-this-radio-war-propagandists/(College Humor link) Have you ever noticed th... ...link) Have you ever noticed that middle school American history classes tend to rush through the War of 1812 in order to get through the Civil War before the school year ends? Coll...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/25/the-war-of-1812-the-movie/Earlier this month was National Sisters Day, which... ..., he was executed. His death was supposed to be a warning against all those who would consider rebelling, b... ...sed learning martial arts and studying the art of warfare , so when it was time to start a rebellion, they w... ...battle by fighting naked...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/25/4-famous-sets-of-sisters-who-changed-history/
